"Bro, see that altar over there?"
[Give Me Your Phone] pointed at the Bone Altar glowing red in the distance, his eyes gleaming with greed:
"The rendering, the sheer pressure! I bet tomorrow's baptism is going to be one hell of a spectacle!"
"If it really gives us a Hidden Class, we'll hit the jackpot! That's way faster money than killing ten monsters out there!"
"Have you considered what happens if the baptism fails, or the Abyss's magic corrupts us and we're straight-up GG?"
[You've Cried Already] was excited too, but he still felt a little uneasy.
"Scared of what?!"
[Give Me Your Phone] looked utterly dismissive, displaying the Fourth Catastrophe's signature death-seeking spirit:
"Worst case, we die!"
"We're blank-slate characters right now. Dying would only cost us ten coins!"
"A hidden storyline that lets us dig up secrets right inside the enemy headquarters, and maybe even snag an enemy faction class for free?"
"Out of millions of players, only the two of us found it. That's fucking destiny!"
Watching these two undercover players, who had no concept of death and nothing in their heads but "Hidden Classes" and "free loot,"
Lin En sat inside the ash Divine Statue, an amused smile curling his lips.
"Since you're so eager to play turncoat, I'll grant your wish!"
He had to admit that these two Third Closed Beta newbies were far more imaginative and daring than he had expected.
A normal player's first reaction to this situation would surely have been to find a way to escape, or log out and rally people on the forums to steamroll the place.
But these two idiots hadn't just refused to run. They had actively asked to be captured, and even wanted to follow the trail and participate in the Cultists' "Abyssal baptism"!
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